Manual
Chapter 4: Start display
4.6
Start options
In the Start display, selecting
menu>options
allows you to set the length
of the boat in order to show distances in boat lengths and the
Laser to
bow
distance, for users with a laser rangefinder version of Deckman.
This box also provides a choice of fonts for the start display.
Multihull
Beam (ft)
specifies the total beam of the boat in feet, and
GPS to CL
(ft)
specifies the distance from the GPS antenna to the centre line of the
boat in feet. For monohulls these will generally be zero but if distances
are specified then Deckman will shift the position of the boat (and hence
all the calculation of times and distances) to the bow of the float or hull
which is nearest to the start line (an approximation is made in that it is
assumed that the lengths of all hulls are the same).
Start countdown
Hitting
menu>start countdown
brings a dialog controlling the
countdown for the start, as shown in Figure 4.5
Click on the box at the top and enter the time (format mmss), then
START
. The
Sync timer
option allows you to force the time to the
nearest minute if you miss the signal slightly initially. Once a
countdown has started, the
Continue
button will change to
reset
allowing you to begin the countdown again from the time specified in
the
Countdown time
box. Once the countdown reaches zero, Deckman
will automatically rollover into a new countdown beginning from the
time specified in the
Countdown time
box. After this, if you hit
Figure 4.5